"Multiple people who attended the L.A. Phil concert on Friday reported hearing a woman making a moaning noise during the symphony’s second movement." - Los Angeles Times
"For years, it seemed like the piano was disappearing from British public life. The bulky instruments were cast out of homes and schools and offered for free online. But now ... the piano seems to be making a 21st-century comeback in homes, on streets and online." - The Observer (UK)
"When you’re portraying character, first of all, that’s an athlete. Also portraying a character that has to be half naked on stage for certain moments in the performance, you go about it differently on your day." - Slate
It's clear that "Thinking Out Loud" and "Let's Get It On" have some similarities - but how similar are they? The BBC breaks it down: "What they do share in common are some chords." - BBC
The 17-year-old and 12-year-old "have now received scholarships to two of the UK’s foremost music schools, less than a year after fleeing their home near Kyiv to start new lives." - The Observer (UK)
When Opera Ebony was founded, the Black Arts Movement was underway. "Spirituals, work songs, jazz and gospel, all were included in Opera Ebony's repertoire, highlighting often neglected Black composers." But after changing the repertoire, it's down to one performance a year. - NPR
The opera is a work "of slippery psychology, frank humanity and, crucially, crystalline construction that punishes any mistake onstage or in the orchestra pit." - The New York Times
It said the return to 363 Oxford Street was due to a "dramatic turnaround", with HMV returning to profit in 2022. The store will have different branding and a new layout. - BBC
It is a sad fact in the 2020s that anyone writing a book praising the achievements of an artist on the order of Ludwig van Beethoven situates himself on the dangerous side of a political question. - The Wall Street Journal
"Expiring pandemic-related government funds, a scuttling stock market and the increasing cost of doing business have left the 78-year-old arts organization seeking some help. … Symphony boosters are right now seeking $300,000 in donations ahead of the end of their fiscal year in June." - The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
In the pre-#MeToo era, when we had yet to shift from feminism’s third wave into its fourth, it was easy—even forgivable—to miss what Tindall left hidden in plain sight. - Van
"You can imagine the challenges of getting the choir, the organ, the fanfare and the orchestra together. So yes, it's going to be very challenging, but potentially very exciting." - BBC
While not every musical artist takes risks — in their repertory or their apparel choices, be they prét-à-porter or the hautest of haute — it’s great for audiences to take in a performance visually as well as aurally. - San Francisco Classical Voice
"At the age of 64, (my brain is) definitely shrinking, and memorising has become a very conscious, frustrating and time-consuming activity. But I stick at it because memory is a muscle that needs to be constantly used to stay in any sort of shape." - The Guardian
Musicologist Roger Parker found the works — some of which were published in the 19th century and faded from view, others only in manuscript — in archives in Paris, Naples, Bergamo, and even a monastery in Austria. The songs will be performed and recorded over the next three years. - The Observer (UK)
